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25XP Fuel Priming Conundrum Anonymous 121765 at 2:47pm 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 44/5251
Lake Tahoe marinas... and area attractions? centerline at 2:29pm 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 2/901 we are planning a trip to lake tahoe at the end of july, for several days, and we are trying to find
H31 H34 tie rod chain plate (2) state2state at 1:11pm 02.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2153 What's your opinion on this H31 chain plate? Freshwater only vessel.
Teak stripping a H40 forward cabin inner liner sides waternwaves at 12:57pm 02.07.15 Big Boats 1/947 Kicking around an idea of removing the original carpet glued to the inner liner of the forward cabin
Stainless Steel Fabricator sailor420 at 12:12pm 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1488 I have a new radome and it will require some modification of my exsisting mast support. The support
Gauges MLampner at 11:44am 02.07.15 The Cherubini Hunters 0/546 Though it didn't feel like the right day to start on it, it was cold this morning, work for the comi
Dinghy Davits on Catalina 387 surlymermaid at 11:35am 02.07.15 Big Boats 4/3429 I am installing Garhaeur Davits on my Catalina 387. I am going to install the davits and suport post
Anchor locker bottom... woodster at 11:26am 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 8/2095 ...mine is flat and everything sits on that surface ropes, chain, anchors and all else that may be s
Keeping Bottom Siders In Place Dan_Y at 10:25am 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 15/4230 Has anyone found a way to secure Bottom Siders to the fiberglass cockpit seats, or at least keep the
Will Non-Bonded Anode Sacrifice? (1) rardiH36 at 10:01am 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 16/2634 Question for the long-time boat owners and (if reading) the electrochemical engineers or scientifica
Laser Flare... Receiver? agprice22 at 8:53am 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1033 I Have seen the Laser Flare product online, and an idea came to mind. How about equipping search pla
1990 35.5 new owner shawanaga at 8:19am 02.07.15 Big Boats 7/1424 Hi just purchased 1990 and starting to figure out what to add before it is launched in a few weeks.
Gooseneck connection Isail at 8:05am 02.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/794 Greetings; I was given a Hunter 18.5 that needs a lot of work. At present, I'm trying to rig the
Cutting mainsail shorter chp at 7:47am 02.07.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/9059 I know the subject of raising the boom has come up before, but I haven't found anything about having
Electric horn? Ken Cross at 7:12am 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 17/6342 It seems odd to me that many power boats have a built in electric horn. I've never seen one on a sai
LED bulbs sailnoproblem at 7:08am 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 27/4017 I want to replace my interior lighting with LED bulbs. I have the old Perko dome lights. Can I repla
The things i do for my boat DAVA390 at 6:51am 02.07.15 Engines and Propulsion 17/3266 Bought some Glycerin based lubricant this AM for the water pump impeller. In a pharmacy. Guess wha
TV marine freindly DJN51 at 4:33am 02.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/672 What brand tv handles marine enviorment the best. will be on a 23.5 Hunter so it will take a little
Problems steering my sailboat with outboard/tiller Monaco at 9:18pm 02.06.15 Ask All Sailors 11/5437 Steering my sailboat out of the channel is a two man job because the outboard won't stay in one pla
Baking brownies in the Force 10 oven jveatch at 6:35pm 02.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1116 My wife tried baking brownies in the Force 10 oven that is in our Hunter 41DS. She used a glass 9x1

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Universal M25 Oil Pan alteration twodzusfittings at 9:31am 10.01.23 On my Universal M20, i also use the vacuum pump to get the hot oil out. But after that I put a paint
Do you need to put your boat on a diet? twodzusfittings at 9:21am 10.01.23 But she was definitely off her lines. Just paint fresh lines!
Anyone know if this Mercury 9.9 is 2 stroke or is 4 stroke? I seems too old to be 4. Its on a Hunter 260. -- ALEX twodzusfittings at 9:19am 10.01.23 If I was selling it I'd add to the price for it being a two stroke! A lot lighter, and no oil chang
Do you need to put your boat on a diet? stickinthemud57 at 8:36am 10.01.23 Accumulating excessive ancillary gear on the boat happens almost effortlessly. A lot of this owes to
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer dLj at 8:36am 10.01.23 Very true. I am not crossing oceans with my setup. For my sailing in the Salish Sea, it is really
PVC inflatable repair glue Hayden Watson at 8:29am 10.01.23 @Hayden Watson, my go to adhesive of late is West System 650 g/flex. It seems to adhere to almost a
PVC inflatable repair glue Kings Gambit at 8:28am 10.01.23
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer Hayden Watson at 8:27am 10.01.23 So you are running your electric autopilot off wind direction. I've had autopilots that can do that
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer dLj at 8:26am 10.01.23 I wonder if having a RADAR unit mounted mid mast if the signal could be interrupted. Anybody have ex
Universal 25xp. No start. charliec30 at 8:19am 10.01.23 Thanks all! Was just confused with the additional wires. Got it sorted and running well.
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer dLj at 8:18am 10.01.23 I have my autopilot interfaced to my G-wind and in many cases, the AP steers the boat better on the
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer Hayden Watson at 8:14am 10.01.23 Hayden, is your G-wind wired or wireless? Wired. The wirless version says that it is good to 40'
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer jssailem at 8:14am 10.01.23
My solution for winch override. Yours? stickinthemud57 at 8:13am 10.01.23 If this evolves to a next-generation, please share it. I think it is interesting. My thought, is t
My solution for winch override. Yours? Hayden Watson at 8:01am 10.01.23
PVC inflatable repair glue Hello Below at 8:01am 10.01.23 @Hayden Watson, my go to adhesive of late is West System 650 g/flex. It seems to adhere to almost an
A windlass in the future? Kings Gambit at 7:46am 10.01.23 I have an H31' circa 87, and am looking at putting a windlass on the boat, as pulling up the anchor
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer ricksoth at 7:39am 10.01.23 Hayden, is your G-wind wired or wireless?
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer Hayden Watson at 7:26am 10.01.23 A question I've always had for these units that run a sensor at the mast head with no wiring is how
Universal M25 Oil Pan alteration Hayden Watson at 7:20am 10.01.23 Thanks for the offer, but I use different grade oil. dj besides, it is a long way from Lisbon!

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